The Ohio State Buckeyes have found their new voice of the offense, with Arthur Smith named the team's offensive coordinator. Smith has spent the last two years as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons for the previous three years before Pittsburgh.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are bringing in another former NFL head coach to fill the vacant offensive coordinator position previously held by current USF coach Brian Hartline.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is expected to be hired as the next offensive coordinator at Ohio State. According to Rapoport, Smith had interest from NFL teams for head-coaching and offensive coordinator jobs.
A former Buckeyes linebacker and will be returning to Ohio State with a long history of bringing intensity to the weight room. Anthony Schlegel has come back to the Buckeyes to work with the strength and conditioning staff after two previous stints in the same department.
There are a lot of players on the Ohio State Buckeyes roster who are not feeling particularly good about how the 2025 season ended, but that ending is the driving force behind their motivation going into the 2025 campaign.
The Ohio State Buckeyes had a bunch of draft-eligible players return for another season after they won the national championship two seasons ago. Ohio State winning it all then was just a part of a recent theme in college football. Upper-class-led teams with a high number of draft-eligible players are winning it all.
While the transfer portal may be closed for entries, there are still players out there looking for their next home in college football. The Ohio State Buckeyeshave made 16 additions and lost 31 players from the program.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have made one key hire this offseason by replacing Brian Hartline with former LSU wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton. Ohio State acted quickly to make that happen right after their season ended against Miami in the College Football Playoff.
Ohio State is not only looking to reload via the transfer portal, but continue to bolster the team's future roster through college football recruiting.